This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Reema Amin writes about the topics discussed by NYC families and educators on how to prepare high school students to graduate and succeed after. • What are local leaders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cailin Crowe writes about the NYCx Co-Labs challenges that are designed to improve the accessibility of mental health services and information regarding housing rights in two predominately Latinx neighborhoods. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Silbert and Debbie Mukamal highlight a story of how one philanthropic initiative transformed access to public higher education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Californians. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors at Urban Institute argue that child poverty in the US is on par with other high-income countries and that our social welfare safety net…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ellen LaPointe, President, and CEO of Northern California Grantmakers, reflects on the various lessons she has learned over the years about leadership in philanthropy. • How are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are seven ways that philanthropists can help address the coronavirus while considering the role of equity in the wake of this global health crisis. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Recent research shows that incomplete death reports reveal there maybe 28 percent more opioid-related deaths than initially reported. • How do these new numbers impact how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our future, and that of Silicon Valley’s, will be determined by our community’s voter turnout in 2020. The quality of our schools, affordability of our housing, abundance of our open…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Houston Food Bank provides food scholarships through its Food for Change program that helps clients through nonprofit partnerships that offer other supportive services. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. True innovation is not always about some great new idea. It often involves taking what we know and applying it to the real world, perhaps in some new way or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for the National Alliance to End Homelessness, Sharon McDonald presents uplifting news on the state of family homelessness and shares why now is the time…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Louise Lief provides some principles and approaches for how philanthropy can help build better data justice that includes community input to influence social change. • How can…